Currycomb and brush.



CURRYCOMB AND BRUSH. 'APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, I9I5.

1,171,815. Patented Feb.15,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- 51 i am THE COLUMBIA' PLANonRlIPI-x C0., WASHINGTON. D. C.

F. VYVIAL.

CURRYCOMB AND BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a, 1915.

Patelltd Feb. 15, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE COLUMBIA PMNOURAPH co., WASHINGTDN, D. C.

e. UNTED rRANKvYvrALpor Lojursn, Tni'liis.

l 'cenni-corri; Ann Binisil Appiicanon nieu september 3,1915; sriainoi4s,eoo. 't c* T 0 all, whom it may; concern zen of the United States, residing: at Louise,. in the county of Wharton` and .State of.y Texas, have 'invented new and useful "Improvements in Currycombs and Brushes, ofr

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain novel andv4 useful improvements in combination currycombs and brushes for animals and has par-` ticular application to what may be called-a self-cleaning currycomb .and brush.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide Va combination currycomb and brush wherein the V'brushin'gfancl'" combing elements will be so arrangedV and" so that dirt and other foreign mattei' mayA be removed from the combs and brushes.

It is also my purpose to improveV and simplify the general construction of devices of the class described and to provide a combination currycomb and brush which may be manufactured and marketed at comparatively small cost and whichA may be used effectively and conveniently.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combination currycomb and brush constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device. Fig. l is a cross sectional view therethrough. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the brushes and the holder therefor removed from the device.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1, 1 designate supporting strips spaced apart in parallelism, while 2 indicates combs spanning the space between the strips l, 1 and having the ends thereof secured to the respective strips. These combs 2 .are appro-` c Sp'ecpiaeanoofrenversement. Patented 'Een 15,1916, Y

t y l withone another.v nthe present instance, Be it known that'I, FRANK VYVIAL, a citi-Y the combs are arranged in pairsandtheV combs. of' each pair areV connected 'together through the medium fof straps f 3 arranged strips` 1, 1, the straps and. strips being riveted f together or otherwise appropriately connected. vArranged in juxtaposition to each comb 2 and having one side in ContactA withthe adjacent side of the'combjis 'al brush e'. Inthe present instance, the brushesll between' the" combs of each pair areconnected with a'wire holder 5 having the extremities thereof proe'ctingupwardly through thels'pa'ce between the' combs and bent upon themselves to form hooks 6. The hooks 6 ateach side of @the device are mounted upon a rod 7 and lthese rods 7 arespacedapart in parallelism.

Securedto the strips 1, ladjacent to the ends thereof respectively and projected outthe lugs 8 are armsv9 respectively and the arms 9 on the lugs on each strip project toward each other and are'secured to theA adjacent portions of the rods 7 through the medium of loose connections 10, while eX tending across the space-between the strips 1, 1 are transverse rods 11, each having the opposite extremities thereof secured to the pivoted ends of ycorresponding arms 9, and thecentral portions formed with a lever 12. The levers l2 project toward each other and are pivotally connected with an operating handle 18 fulcrumed between its ends as at 14 to a stationary handle 15 secured to the endcombs 2 of the device centrally of such combs and serving as a means whereby the device may be manipulated.

v 16 designates a spring of any suitable construction interposed between the handles 13 and 15 and acting upon the operating handle l13 to hold the brushes 4 normally in'- wardly of the combs 2.

In practice, when it is desired to use the deviceas a currycomb the handle 15 is grasped and the device manipulated in the usual way.V To use the device as a brush, the outer end of the handle 13 is swung toward the stationary handle 15 against the action of the spring 16 and in this movement of the operating handle the levers 12 are actuated to swing` the rods 11 and arms 9 and so move the rods 7 toward the rear edges of the combs and in this movement of the rods 7, the* outer ends of the brushes are projected wardly therefrom are lugs 8. Pivoted upon p animal.

beyond the toothed edges of the combs so that the brushes may be rubbed over the I/Vhen it is desired to clean the combs and the brushes, the handle 13 is swung toward and away from the handle l5 so as to move the brushes alternately outwardly and inufardly, thereby enabling the' the combs, said `brushes beingy arranged in pairs and disposed inwardly of the combs,`

Wire holders connecting the brushes of each pair to each other,'rods arranged at opposite sides 'ot the device above said combs and brushes and connected to theends of the.

Wire holders at the respective sides of the device, lugs arranged adjacent to said rods 0 respectively,` arms pivotedupon said lugs,

connections betweenl said arms-and rods, le-

vers and rods interconnecting all of` said arms forY simultaneous movement, and means connecting said levers for'operating the la'ti' ter to move the ybrushes.outwardlybeyond the combs.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of :two Witnesses. i FRANK VYVIAL.;

Vitnesses:

FRANK FABER, W. J. KUBALA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

